The Clash, “Hitsville U.K.”

The Clash, “Hitsville UK,” from the album, Sandinista, 1980.

Lyrics:

They cried the tears They shed the fears Up and down the land They stole guitars Or used guitars So the tape would understand Without even the slightest hope Of a thousand sales

Just as if As if there was A Hitsville in U.K.

I know the boy was all alone Til the Hitsville hit U.K.

They say true talent will always emerge in time When lightening hits small wonder Its fast rough factory trade No expense accounts Or lunch discounts Or hyping up the charts The band went in ‘n knocked ’em dead In 2 min. 59

No slimy deals With smarmy eels In Hitsville U.K.

Lets shake’n say We’ll operate In Hitsville U.K.

I know the boy felt all alone Till the Hitsville hit UK

The mutants, creeps, and musclemen Are shaking like a leaf It blows a hole In the radio When it hasn’t sounded good all week

I know the boy felt all alone Till the Hitsville hit UK

A mike’n boom In your living room In Hitsville U.K.

No consumer trials Or A.O.R. In Hitsville U.K.

Now the boys and girls are not alone Now the Hitsville hit UK.

I know the boys and girls are not alone Now the Hitsville hit UK.

I know the boys and girls are not alone Now the Hitsville hit UK.

I know the boys and girls are not alone Now the Hitsville hit UK.

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